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History of Changes in the Illinois River Watershed“Implications for Management”
Illinois River Conference
October 4-6. 2011
WILLIAM P. WHITE
Geomorphologist
Manager, Peoria Office
University of Illinois
Prairie Research Institute
Center for Watershed Science
Illinois State Water Survey
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Our Fascination with Streams Often Starts at an Early AgeBoys Playing in a Relatively Healthy, Naturally Flowing River
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The Illinois River
"We have seen nothing like this river that
we enter, as regards its fertility of soil, its
prairies and woods; its cattle (buffalo),
elk, deer, wildcats, bustards, swans,
ducks, parroquets, and even beaver..."
(Pere Jacques Marquette 1673)
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Map of Illinois - 1718
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Peoria ~1855Even 200 years ago, the Illinois River was subject to both point and non-point source pollution, much of this a consequence of its geology.
Photo Courtesy of Charles Peck - Chicago Historical Society - www.chicagohs.org
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I & M CanalThe original six-foot canal is deepened to nine feet in 1871 in order to increase the current and to
dispose of the city’s sewage. With this deepening, the Chicago River begins to flow southwest down
the canal, and someone observes that the “black river” will soon be "clean enough for fish to swim in”
(Chicago Public Library).
Photo Courtesy of Newberry Library, Chicago: www.newberry.org
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Fishermen hauling in catch on the Illinois River Near Havana ~ 1910 (Photo Courtesy of the INHS)
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“Of Time and the River” Covers 12,000 years of Human Use of the Illinois River
Photo Courtesy of Illinois State Museum:“Of Time and the River”
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Illinois River Watershed Within the Upper Mississippi River Basin
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Rivers of the Chicago Area
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Building the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal(AP Photo/Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago)
In this undated photo provided by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
of Greater Chicago work takes place on the building of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
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Silver Carp on the Illinois River(Photo Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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Diversion of the Chicago River
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Quaternary Deposits in Illinois
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Known as the "Father of Waters", the Mississippi River drains 32 US States and 2 Canadian provinces.
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Illinois River WatershedBackground
• The Illinois River is one of the major tributaries of the Mississippi River and currently connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
• The Illinois River valley (that includes the main river, backwater lakes, side channels, and floodplain) is a significant NATIONAL ecological resource.
• Many bottomland lakes along the river valley have lost much of their capacity due to sediment accumulation.
• Erosion and sedimentation has long been recognized as the principal causes for most of the environmental and ecological problems in the Illinois River valley.
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Background (Concluded)
• The sediment budget analysis is one of the most critical data-sets used for identifying and prioritizing projects in the basin.
• At the present there are many initiatives including the Illinois Rivers 2020, Illinois River Conservation Enhancement Program (CREP), and several other state and national programs that are addressing the erosion and sedimentation problem in the Illinois River watershed. More resources are needed of course, and
• We need to TARGET and PRIORITIZE restoration work based on sound scientific data. This is an important management step that supplements and compliments existing efforts.
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Sediment passes into the Mississippi River Delta and the Gulf of MexicoMississippi River Delta – Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey - www.usgs.gov
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA
This following image was acquired on May 24, 2001 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA's Terra satellite. With its 14 spectral bands from the visible to the thermal infrared wavelength region, and its high spatial resolution of 15 to 90 meters (about 50 to 300 feet), ASTER will image Earth for the next 6 years to map and monitor the changing surface of our planet.
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Mississippi River Delta From Space
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Early Dredging in Illinois Using Horses
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Early Dredging Machines in Illinois
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Spoon River Before Drainage Modification May 2003
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Spoon River After Drainage Modification April 2005
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Bank Erosion along the Right Side (Looking Downstream) of Richland Creek
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Illinois Surface TopographyProduced by the ISGS
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Thickness of glacial deposits in northern Illinois (McKay, ISGS, 2007).
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Location of recent and ongoing geologic mapping area in the Middle Illinois River Valley region of north-central Illinois (left) and northeastern portion of the Chillicothe 7.5-minute surficial geology map (right) showing areas of river deposits, glacial tills, and bedrock where they occur at land surface. (McKay, ISGS, 2007)
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Geologic Cross-Section Showing the Principal Geologic Units Mapped in the Middle Illinois River Valley and Vicinity (McKay, ISGS, 2007).
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Average Annual Illinois River Basin Sediment Budget
Source: M. Demissie: Illinois State Water Survey
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Illinois River Sediment Budget Facts
• Average annual sediment delivery to the Illinois River valley –12.1 million tons
• Average annual sediment discharge at Valley City –5.4 million tons
• Average annual sedimentation – 6.7 million tons
• Percent deposited – 55 percent
• The Spoon and LaMoine Rivers had the highest sediment yield rates for the period of analysis.
• The sediment budget for the 1980-2000 period serves as a basis for measuring our progress towards reducing the sediment delivery to the Illinois River valley.
• Significant additional sources of sediment must be targeted for stabilization and restoration.
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Quaternary Deposits of the Upper Illinois River Basin
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Peoria Pool
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Soil loss contributes to non-point source pollution as sedimentation and turbidity
Photo Courtesy of State of Washington Water Research Center - www.swwrc.wsu.edu
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Dam on the Fox River
Photo Courtesy of Friends of the Fox River – www.friendsofthefoxriver.org
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Confluence of the Kankakee and Vermilion Rivers
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Court Creek West Bridge Washes Out Due to Aggradation of Bed and Loss of Channel Drainage Capacity
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Logjams
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Critical Erosion of a Railroad
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Midwest Rivers Swell
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From Colleagues in Wisconsin2008 Wilson Creek Flood
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From Colleagues in Wisconsin2008 Wilson Creek Flood
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RR Bridge at Lower End of Crow Creek West
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Partridge Creek Delta in 1985
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Urban Flooding
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Ten Mile Creek Watershed
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Critical Sediment Producing Target Areas Along the Upper Illinois River Valley
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WE NEED COLUMBO ON THIS JOB!
LIEUTENANT COLUMBO, the finest fictional detective in the history of the Los Angeles Police
Department. He had a knack for identifying the culprit and were he investigating this issue he
would assess geomorphological conditions, collect more water quality samples, minimize
hydrologic extremes , plant more native vegetation, use green development principles, etc…
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Where are the Plans?
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Common Features of A River Corridor
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The Sustainable WorldThe complexity of the modern world presents new challenges to scientists and engineers that requires finding interdisciplinary solutions. Any problem solving carried out in the isolation of a particular field of expertise may give rise to a series of damaging effects which can create new and unintentional environmental and ecological problems.
Specialization, while required in our culture, needs to be kept under control by the understanding of the whole, which leads to the need of relying on interdisciplinary teams.
This collaboration needs to be effective and to produce results that will lead to a better world. For this to happen, it is necessary that different groups of scientists and engineers acquire the necessary skills to be able to talk to each other. Furthermore, they need to understand the social and economic aspects of a given problem, in addition to the scientific and engineering issues involved.
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Solutions
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Peoria Lake RestorationWith Man-Made Islands and Side Channels
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Preferred Island Location
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Benefits of Islands and Side Channels
• Providing improved and diversified aquatic and riparian habitats
• Serving as dredged material disposal sites for both navigation channel maintenance and selective dredging
• Reducing wind- and navigation-induced resuspension of sediment and turbidity
• Reducing sedimentation rates in the areas where islands are constructed
• Providing more suitable water-based recreational sites in Peoria Lake
• Providing a side channel away from the navigation channel for safe recreational boating
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Current Projects of the Illinois River Ecosystem Restoration Effort
Island Construction
Senachwine Creek
McKee Creek Sediment Gage (Being re-located to Senachwine Creek)
Ten Mile Creek
Crow Creek (West)
Pekin Unit (North)
Pekin Unit (South)
Blackberry Creek
Fox River Batavia/Yorkville Dams
Waubonsee (real estate)
Starved Rock Pool
Alton Pool
Yellow River, Indiana
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Removal of a Dam on Wabaunsee Creek in Kendall CountyReplacement of the Dam with a constructed riffle allows fish passage
Before After
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Dormant Willow Post and Set-Asidein Court Creek, Knox County
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Example of a Bank Stabilization and In-Stream Habitat Projectin northwestern Illinois
The wood structure is A) Lunker Structure, which creates an overhanging bank for fishes. B) Lunker Structure with rock placed on top.
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Bioengineering
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Flexible Dredger
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Riffle/Pool Structure (Before)
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Riffle/Pool Structure (After)
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Riffle/Pool Structures
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Riffle/Pool Structure
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Healthy Water
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History of Changes in the Illinois River Watershed“Implications for Management”
Illinois River Conference
October 4-6. 2011
WILLIAM P. WHITE
Geomorphologist
Manager, Peoria Office
University of Illinois
Prairie Research Institute
Center for Watershed Science
Illinois State Water Survey